HB1175 Summary

• Allows student-athletes enrolled at Illinois postsecondary institutions to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness, or voice at market value rates.

• Prohibits student-athletes from earning compensation based on athletic ability, athletic participation, or agreement to attend a specific institution.

• Restricts student-athlete endorsements from gambling, sports betting, controlled substances, cannabis, tobacco, alcohol, and products inconsistent with institutional values that could harm the institution's reputation.

• Requires student-athletes to disclose publicity rights agreements to their institution in writing and in a manner prescribed by the institution; agreements worth $500 or more must be formalized in writing.

• Prohibits postsecondary institutions, athletic associations, and boosters from directly providing compensation or entering into publicity rights agreements with student-athletes, though institutions may fund independent third-party administrators to monitor name, image, and likeness activities.